Sunday, January 23, 2011

Finish painting..baby lion

And....here it is.  This little guy is sleeping soundly now....with his blankey in tow.  I love how this painting turned out.  I struggled along the way, but the process was rich with opportunities to learn new skills and refine old ones.  I truly feel I have achieved a new level of skill with the completion of this painting.  The painting was done from a reference photo taken by a cousin of mine.  She recently had a beautiful baby boy and I'm gifting this to her for the nursery.  The painting measures 8 inches by 8 inches and was painted on a 3/4 inch cradle style gessoboard in acrylics.